From Sweden: “An incredible appointment ‘- Telegraaf.nl

NEW YORK –

Jaap van Zweden has done it. He was chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic, one of the American top orchestras. The musicians have elected him unanimously. “An incredible appointment,” he responds happy from the Big Apple. “You dare only to dream. Such a fantastic orchestra, such an amazing city “

The chief conductor’s baton will start from the season 2018-19. Twelve weeks a year he will conduct, apart from international tours. The contract covers five years, with an option for another three. Next season, Van Sweden for four weeks for the company, as music director designate.

The New York Philharmonic has illustrious chief conductors known, among them Gustav Mahler, Leonard Bernstein and Pierre Boulez. “It had to take almost a hundred years for another Dutchman state,” laughs Van Sweden, referring to Willem Mengelberg, who from 1922 to 1928 was chief.

Renovation

the period of Sweden in New York to work will be, the home of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra renovated. The David Geffen Hall is grown for 360 million dollars. That will take probably two years, starting in 2019. At that time, the orchestra gets another place.

One of the tasks of Van Sweden is to not lose the audience despite the renovation. ,, It is a difficult time, but also a time with lots of possibilities, ” said Van Sweden, which in November 2011 said goodbye to the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, where he spent since 2005.

Careers

Jaap van Zweden (1960) grew quickly into a figurehead of the Dutch classical music and he also became an internationally renowned violinist and conductor. Already at the age of 19 he was appointed first violinist of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam.

Then his career went fast. Until 1997 he was concertmaster of the orchestra. In the early nineties of Sweden was also conducting. In 1993 he stood for the first time for the Amsterdam company. In 2005 he became chief conductor of the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra at the downsized music for broadcasting.

But international appointments soon followed. He was among other chief conductor of the Philharmonic in Antwerp and musical director at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Van Sweden held numerous guest conductor such as the famous The Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

In Dallas arrives from Sweden’s chief conductor shelf prematurely ended by the appointment in New York . There he was appointed honorary conductor

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